Lexington Senior High School is a public high school in

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Demographics

In 2011, using federal government guidelines, 69% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

Spending

The Lexington City Schools spends $8,631 per pupil based on 2011 expenditures. The district spends 62% on instruction, 32% on support services, 6% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.

Athletics

Lexington school mascot is the Yellow Jacket. They are members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Listed below are sports teams accomplishments: * NCHSAA State 2A Football Champions: 1985, 1986 * NCHSAA State 2A Basketball Champions: 1988, 1995 * NCHSAA State 1A/2A Men's Tennis Team Champions: 1986, 1987 * NCHSAA State Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: 1925 * NCHSAA State 1A/2A Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: 1987 * NCHSAA State 2A Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: 2001 * NCHSAA State 3A Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: 1993 * NCHSAA State Women's 4x100 Relay Champions: 1986, 1987, 1989, 2019, 2021 * NCHSAA State Women's 4x200 Relay Champions: 1989, 1991, 2021 * NCHSAA State Men's 4x100 Relay Champions: 2000, 2001, 2002 * NCHSAA State Men's 4x200 Relay Champions: 1989, 2001

Notable alumni

* Bill Bailey, former NFL player * Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr., businessman and

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'' * Deems May, former NFL

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, former NFL

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* Harvey Cloyd Philpott, businessman and politician * David Rice, 15th Anglican

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* William Caskey Swaim, television and film actor * Carlos Terry, NBA player *

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{{authority control Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Davidson County, North Carolina